1. Which types of offshoring are politically acceptable in the home market (choose both that apply)?
2. In which type of country would a global firm set up its lead factory?
3. Which of these represents a remote front-office for a British multinational telecom company?
4. How would you define a Vietnamese firm that describes its activities as ‘Identifying suppliers across Southeast Asia, preparing, and forwarding purchase orders, verifying receipt of items and authorizing payment’?
5. In a reverse auction through the Internet:
6. A water treatment firm builds a plant and infrastructure in Uruguay and manages its operations for 15 years, after which time it sells to the local government. What kind of contract is this?
7. What is a ‘bricks and mortar’ company?
8. In which of these ways has the Internet facilitated the management of global firms (choose both that apply)?
9. How does a smart factory facilitate global operations?
10. What are the requirements for a ‘sharing’ culture in a Web-based environment (choose all that apply)?